Europe - Western Europe
Most UK voters want Britain to move closer to the EU, poll shows
Seven out of ten voters want the government to build a closer relationship with the European Union, according to a new POLITICO…
Swiss voters reject tighter neutrality rules that would have curbed NATO cooperation
Swiss voters on Sunday firmly rejected a proposal to adopt a more restrictive form of neutrality that would have blocked their country…
Trump says men arrested at UK air base used by US were looking to do ‘big damage’
British police arrested five men on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences on Sunday near an air base that has been used…
Switzerland votes on proposal to enshrine stricter neutrality in constitution
Switzerland is set to vote on Sunday on a proposal to strengthen the country’s traditional policy of military neutrality by enshrining a…
Is NATO ready to fight? The Ukraine war is raising doubts among military analysts
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has killed hundreds of thousands of people. It has also served as a proving ground for new…
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland’s leaders join forces for independence push
A joint pact signed by the heads of the SNP , Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin decleraction that "Westminster’s time is coming…
Next 9/11 shock might be being planned where we’re not looking, UK’s MI5 chief says
Intelligence services must not dwell too much on past threats but accept that a new strategic shock along the lines of the…
Thousands of horses caught up in Europe-wide trafficking scheme
Europol has supported a major operation against a criminal network suspected of trafficking horses across Europe using falsified documents and manipulated microchips…
Merz says disaster narrowly averted in Russia-prepared drone attack at airport
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport had been prepared in Russia over an…
UK flights delayed after hundreds cancelled by air traffic control glitch
Flight delays will continue on Wednesday after an air traffic control problem in the UK cancelled hundreds of journeys. Tens of thousands…
Germany’s far-right AfD scores its biggest win with Saxony-Anhalt landslide
Germany’s far right claimed its biggest electoral success since World War II in Sunday’s regional vote in Saxony-Anhalt, with the Alternative for…
Netherlands moves gold reserves to UK amid rising geopolitical uncertainty
The Dutch central bank (DNB) said on Wednesday it had moved 86 tonnes of its gold stock out of the United States…